Exhibits
Summer 2008 Exhibition
June 4–21, 2008 – VIVA Gallery
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VIVA Gallery, 13261 Moorpark St. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
New Year Show
Held January 2 – 24, 2008 at the Creative Arts Center Gallery, Burbank, CA 91506
1st Place: Shari Beaubien – “A Place Called Home”
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Fall 2007 Exhibition
October 10 – 27, 2007 – VIVA Gallery
Images of the winning entries, along with many other selected entries, are posted on VIVA’s website, at CAA/Fall 2007 Exhibition.
Award Winners
Congratulations to the following award winners:
1st Place: Nancy Goodman Lawrence (pictured)
2nd Place: Jaami A-K Abdul-Samad
3rd Place: Dallas Chase
Merwin Altfeld Memorial Award:
Beverly Grossman
Continental Art Supplies Award: Joan Foster
Continental Art Supplies Award: J. Natasha Kostan
Image-Ination Award: Lois Ramirez
We were honored to have for our juror (for both selection and awards) Michael Zakian, Ph.D., Director of the Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. He has delivered research papers at numerous College Art Association annual conferences and is a member of the College Art Association and the American Association of Museums. He has served as president of the Art Historians of Southern California, chair of the Palm Desert Art in Public Places Commission, and was a juror for the 1999 Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department COLA Grants.
“Mixing Materials and Personalities”
March 7 – 24, 2007 – VIVA Gallery
Images of the winning entries, along with many other selected entries, are posted on VIVA’s website, at CAA/Mixing Materials and Personalities.
The Spring 2007 Exhibit (Member Show) presented 83 collages and assemblages at VIVA Gallery selected by Juror Franklyn Liegel, artist/educator at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA and Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA.
The works of 55 artists were represented, providing an array of colors, texture and materials. Liegel states: “The entries chosen represent a broad spectrum of collage with a curious ‘pull’ towards combined media and assemblage. The spirit of creativity within this organization never ceases to amaze me! Congratulations! The selection process honors your creativity!”
Award Winners
Congratulations to the following award winners:
1st Place: Baby Smith (pictured)
2nd Place: Terri Balady
3rd Place: Norma Klein
Ruth Sklar Continuing Award:
Nancy Goodman Lawrence
Merchandise Award: Nancy Roberts
“Ripped & Torn”
November 15 – December 2, 2006 – VIVA Gallery
Images of the winning entries, along with many other selected entries, are posted on VIVA’s website, at CAA/Ripped & Torn.
At the reception we held a raffle for artwork donated by our 2005 scholarship recipient, Hirofumi Inaba. We thank him for his donation of this wonderful piece.
The juror of selection and awards was Kent Twitchell. Kent Twitchell is one of America's foremost muralists and a Los Angeles artistic treasure. His work graces the walls and freeways of our city as well as other locations around the country.
“It was a joy to be in the midst of such inspirational work. I could easily have used every piece had I gone in other directions. As it was, I selected about a dozen works and built the rest of the exhibition from there. Every work of art I saw deserved to be hung.” – Kent Twitchell
Award Winners
Congratulations to the following award winners:
1st Place ($500): Mathilde Lombard (pictured)
2nd Place ($300): Lorraine Strieby
3rd Place ($200): Darlene Mellein
Ruth Sklar Continuing Award ($150): Susie Brown
Merchandise Award: Ellen Grim
Juried Open 2006 Exhibition
March 1–25, 2006 at VIVA Gallery
Images of the winning entries, along with many other selected entries, are posted on VIVA’s website, at CAA/2006 Juried Open.
Congratulations to our award winners:
1st Place ($1000): Barbara Baker McIntyre (pictured)
2nd Place ($750): Diane Stovall
3rd Place ($500): Cynthia Paige Aaron
4th Place ($400): Eva Kolosvary Stupler
5th Place ($200): Carolann Waterson
6th Place ($150): Tom Kurthy
Honorary mentions:
Rebecca Andrews
Susan Gesundheit
Katie Mason
Keith Ullrich
Our Juror of Selections and Awards was George Herms, whose work was exhibited in the group show The Art of Assemblage at MOMA and in Fifty California Artists at the Whitney, in New York. His assemblages are in major art museum holdings as representative of the California assemblage movement. See our December 2005 Meetings page for his full biography.
Fall 2005 Exhibit
September 2005 at VIVA Gallery
Congratulations to all the award winners in our Fall 2005 Exhibition:
1st place: Martha Blanchard
2nd place: Chris Meyer
3rd place: Nancy Roberts
Ruth Sklar Memorial Award: Carolann Watterson
Merchandise award winners: Avinger Nelson, Delores Berg, John Selleck and Carole Gillan